Rate of removal of grass from mixed pastures by cattle, sheep and goat grazing

Authors

  • K. Betteridge
  • R.H. Fletcher
  • Y. Liu'
  • D.A. Costall
  • B.P. Devantier

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.1994.56.2133

Abstract

A study was undertaken to compare the reduction in th elength of grass tillers in two temperate mixed pastures grazed by cattle, sheep and goats alonein spring. One hundred identified tillers in each of 24 plots (2 reps per pasture type) were measured daily during grazing periods of 3 (GD3) or 6 (GD6) days and disappearance rate of grass was determined. Initial pasture mass was similar for all treatments (mean = 3 500 kg dry matter/ha). Paddock area for CD6 was twice that for CD3 so that the nominal daily DM allowance/kg live weight0.9 was the same for each animal group at the start of the trial. Cattle ate taller than average tillers while sheep and goats ate tillers of a length closer to that of the mean tiller length (P

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1994-01-01

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